2023 Outlook Webinar

January 26, 2023 – Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty, hosts Chief Investment Officer, Stuart Katz, and Head of Wealth Planning, Mallon FitzPatrick as they share their 2023 outlook. Disclosures Investment advisory services offered through Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), an SEC-registered investment advisor. Registration does not imply any specific level of skill or training […]

Robertson Stephens’ Garretty on US economic outlook

January 26, 2023 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss the US economic outlook. “When one looks forward, one has to put the whole thing together and say, ‘how is this going to come through?’,” says Garretty. “ There are these layoffs – They are going to probably hit more significantly […]

Of Tortoises and Hares

As published in Wealthmanagement.com By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist Jan 1, 2023 – The last half-decade has seemed to have a certain “rush-to-get-there” quality, exemplified by high-tech unicorns, COVID frustrations, cryptocurrency dreams and Federal Reserve monetary policy. Towards the end of 2022, a change appeared to be in the offing, and 2023 is likely to […]

Consumer sentiment ‘doesn’t really track consumer spending,’ economist says

November 11, 2022 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Yahoo Finance discussing how “Consumer sentiment ‘doesn’t really track consumer spending,’ she said, “Consumer sentiment doesn’t really track consumer spending as much as you would think because what really drives it is income. And so underlying this is a concept of real […]

Jeanette Garretty on US Jobs Reports

October 6, 2022 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Bloomberg to discuss “US Jobs Reports.” “Earnings still look attractive and so as a result, I think when it comes down to it the strength of the dollar is inherently also being derived from a very clear monetary policy – a very […]

No Recession Here, Just a Slowing, Healthy Economy

August 26, 2022 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on TDAmeritrade Market on Close to discuss ‘No Recession Here, Just A Slowing, Healthy Economy.’ “The view is that even over the longer term when everything is fine, 2.5% is likely to be your fed fund rate,” says Garretty. Watch here: https://bit.ly/3pVfpEh  

2022 Mid-Year Outlook: Not Your Father’s Recession

By Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty As published in Wealthmanagement.com August 22, 2022 – The US economy enters the second half of the year with more questions than answers. Foremost is the tension between extraordinarily robust job growth – and wage growth—and declining economic activity in sectors impacted by the interest rate rise engineered by the […]

Jeanette Garretty on CNBC Squawk Box

August 5, 2022 – Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty, appeared on CNBC Squawk Box to discuss July’s job report and its impact on the economy. “One way to look at this, which is not commonly said, is this means that the economy can sustain where the Fed wants to go, and the Fed wants to go […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg TV Daybreak Australia

August 4, 2022 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on air with Bloomberg LP to discuss expectations of the latest nonfarm payrolls data in the US and the policy path of the Federal Reserve. Jeanette commented that these numbers have a “huge amount of significance” – hear her insights here: https://bloom.bg/3Q4uGOy

2022 Mid Year Outlook Webinar

July 21, 2022 – With the 1st half of 2022 behind us, our Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty and Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz discuss their economic and market outlooks for the 2nd half of the year. Head of Wealth Planning Mallon FitzPatrick will also share financial planning advice to keep in mind for the remainder […]

Why is Inflation Bad? 3 Effects of Inflation

July 29, 2022 – Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty was featured in Forbes to discuss ‘Why Is Inflation Bad? 3 Effects of Inflation.’ Jeanette commented, “In every economic environment, there are winners and losers, and inflation is no exception. However, the longer high inflation persists, the harder it is to find winners.” Read […]

Jeanette Garretty on Yahoo Finance

June 15, 2022 Chief Economist and Managing Director, Jeanette Garretty appeared on Yahoo Finance discussing “The Fed’s 75 basis point rate hike is ‘a big move but makes sense’” “The Fed likes to be in charge of where the credit markets are going and be sort of ahead. They haven’t been ahead,” says Garretty, “they […]